Crazy addictive Honey Chilli Potatoes

If this lockdown phase has been the barrier between your love for junk food, then eliminate the barrier and make your favourite delicacies at home. It might sound difficult, but once you start cooking your favourite dishes at home you will never go back to the restaurant bought delicacies. 

Honey Chilli Potato is a very popular Chinese snack recipe,which has a huge fan following, particularly in India. It is a crunchy and flavourful appetizer recipe that can be enjoyed on any occasion. It goes well with drinks, cola and any summer beverage and though it is slightly heavy, it is often served as a starter. Remember to serve small portions of this snack as it is quite filling. Also, serve it immediately or else it will turn soggy. So, without wasting any more time, just follow us through these easy steps and prepare this delight for your loved ones!

INGREDIENTS :

4–5 medium Potatoes, peeled and cut into fingers

Oil for deep frying

For Coating:

3 tablespoon Corn Flour

3 tablespoon All Purpose Flour

2 teaspoon Salt

2–3 tablespoon Water

For the Sauce:

2 tablespoon Oil

2 tablespoon finely chopped Garlic

Finely chopped tomatoes

and capsicum , which is optional 

1 teaspoon Red Chilli Flakes

3 tablespoon White Sesame Seeds

2 tablespoon Tomato Ketchup

1 1/2 tablespoon Honey

2 teaspoon Red Chilli Powder

1/4 cup Water + 1 teaspoon Corn Flour mixed to make a slurry

2 tablespoon chopped Spring Onion (green part only)

PROCESS :

1.Wash potato fingers well in running water and set aside. This removes any extra starch in the potatoes.

2.Mix together corn flour, all purpose flour, and salt. Coat the potato fingers evenly with this flour mix. Heat oil in a wok or karahi and deep fry the potato fingers in batches till the potato is half cooked. It’s important that you drop one potato finger at a time in to the oil so that they don’t stick together . Remove the potato fingers on a tissue lined plate and let them cool.

3.For the second coating, make a medium thick batter with all purpose flour, corn flour and red chilli powder by adding just a few tablespoons of water . Dip the half done fries in this batter and fry again in hot oil till crisp and golden. Drain on a kitchen paper and keep aside.

4.Heat 2 tablespoons oil in another wok, add chopped garlic and stir fry for a few seconds. Add chili flakes and sesame seeds and saute for another minute to toast them. Add all the veggies and the. ketchup, and the red chili powder stir together. Mix corn flour with 1/4 cup water to make a slurry . Add honey mix well . Add the fried potato fingers and spring onion greens and toss together so that they are coated evenly in sauce. switch off the flame , and serve immediately garnished with some more spring onion greens.

NOTES :

You may adjust the quantity of honey and chilli as per your taste

Its important to cut the potato fingers evenly so that they cook evenly

You will need approximately two cups oil for deep frying, and you can use the same oil for the second frying

The key to making super crispy honey chilli potatoes is to batter fry the potato fingers twice. Deep frying them only once results in potatoes that don’t hold their shape and get soggy after a few minutes. So the potatoes are first coated in a dry mixture, deep fried till they are almost cooked and then cooled for a bit. They are then coated in a second coating of batter and deep fried again till they are really crisp outside and cooked perfectly inside. The last step is to coat them in a sesame honey chilli sauce that adds an extra layer of texture and is sweet and spicy.